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Thursday
Apr022015

The last hoorah

It's the last hoorah of summer. The warm sun is hanging on stubbornly but the days are getting shorter and the cool air nips at night. And as a perfect summer slips away I find myself looking for a talisman to hold on to, a memory of these halcyon days to help me through the winter. I think these images of a Coogee, Sydney garden by landscape designer William Dangar might just pull me through.

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Monday
Mar302015

Stalking in the hinterland

The best of both worlds. A bushland setting back from the ocean. A tree change with easy access to a sea change. The location is Flinders, a town south of Melbourne on the Mornington Peninsula. I'm still stalking but instead of rolling waves it's rolling hills. The house is by b.e. architecture and now leaves me with a conundrum. Which property will I buy from the proceeds of the bank heist I will have to pull to be able to afford either of them? Link here while it lasts.

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Monday
Jan262015

Infinity

On and on and on and on. The edge of the pool and the views. A vision. A garden design to complement the imposing simplicity of the barn house by Janice Parker Landscape Architects.

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Thursday
Jan152015

Here

Pavillion in the Woods by Mexican architectural firm Parque Humano. A place for contemplation, for rest, for temporary shelter.

Friday
Sep262014

Grand design

House and garden, inside and out, steel and glass, concrete and timber intersect to create a grand design. Casa Bacopari by São Paulo based UNA Arquitetos.

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